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Station SAUF1 - Search and Rescue Data

St. Augustine, FL
29.857 N 81.264 W (29°51'26" N 81°15'49" W)

Right whales are active off FL from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)
2026-07-21 1200Z	170	11	5	-	79	5	-
2026-07-21 0600Z	161	10	6	-	80	6	-
2026-07-21 0000Z	150	7	6	-	80	6	-
2026-07-20 1800Z	141	11	6	-	81	6	-
2026-07-20 1200Z	162	9	6	-	80	6	-
2026-07-20 0600Z	161	13	6	-	82	6	-
2026-07-20 0000Z	153	16	6	-	83	6	-
2026-07-19 1800Z	131	13	6	-	83	6	-
2026-07-19 1200Z	174	9	6	-	81	6	-
2026-07-19 0600Z	182	8	6	-	82	6	-
2026-07-19 0000Z	148	11	6	-	84	6	-
2026-07-18 1800Z	150	5	6	-	84	6	-
2026-07-18 1200Z	219	5	6	-	76	6	-
2026-07-18 0600Z	251	2	6	-	76	6	-
2026-07-18 0000Z	207	6	6	-	82	6	-
2026-07-17 1800Z	99	5	6	-	84	6	-
2026-07-17 1200Z	333	5	6	-	80	6	-
2026-07-17 0600Z	266	5	6	-	80	6	-
2026-07-17 0000Z	148	6	6	-	84	6	-
2026-07-16 1800Z	75	3	6	-	86	6	-

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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